Opposites Attract: 6 Ways to Wear Different Textures in Your Hair

When it comes to styling your mane for fall, consider mixing things up a bit. That's what the top experts did backstage at the shows, pairing smooth strands with curly ones or glossy locks with ones that were more matte. We rounded up our favorite takes on the trend and got the tips on how to achieve each one.

The Patent Side Swoop

The Patent Side Swoop

Pretty much every piece in Ohne Titel’s fall 2013 collection included a square motif, so it's only fitting that Jimmy Paul threw a bit of a curve for the presentation's hairstyle. He mentioned Beyoncé's look at the 2012 Presidential Inauguration as an influence, but the rounded bangs, pulled straight down to the brows and looped back over the ear, were so geometric that they seemed perfectly inspired by the clothes themselves. The contrast between angles and arcs weren't the only ones at play, either. Paul also created contrast in the hair, as well. "I really wanted to have the idea of shine and matte on the hair," Paul said. By drenching the bangs in thickening spray while leaving the rest of the straight style silky soft, he achieved just that.

Get the Look

Get the Look

Gloss This: The side part and bangs

But Not That: The lengths

This hairstyle has a particular versatility to it. It can be sporty or elegant, depending on the clothes you pair it with and how much you saturate the side swoop. After creating a low side part, Paul brushed the larger section forward. He applied a generous amount of Bumble and bumble Thickening Hairspray on the top of the head and the section of hair he was molding into the side swoop. "If you overuse Thickening Hairspray, it will dry shiny and hard for a wet look," Paul explained. For the rest of the hair, he ran Bumble and bumble Thickening Full Form Mousse through the lengths to give strands "fantastic weight and thickness in the ends," he said. He finished the look by flat-ironing hair into a shiny sheet.